General Product Question
Do most all of the Husqvarna's have the K46 Tuff Torq...
General Product Question posted May 5, 2015 by Joel Henley
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Question:
Do most all of the Husqvarna's have the K46 Tuff Torq transaxle? Which models don't use it. The specs on the webite are unclear. I am not buying another tractor with a K46. Do any have the K66?
Answer
The GT48XLis and the 52 have K66 transmissions. Their are websites like tractor data or tractorbynet that list this info. I thought people from husky answered these questions, but I don't see anyone answering anybody's questions on this forum. It's making me wonder how much they support their products. Hell at a dealer (an actual dealer, not Lowes) I had the get on the ground to figure out the transmission models since they sales guys didn't know squat.
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Thank you Michael. You are right. None of the available Husky guys know the answer to the question. Where is Amy?? I called the information line for Husky and they told me that all models had K46. I wondered if the customer support line was in India or somewhere in Europe. They don't even know their own product. They also don't have any online chat capability. At least Sears has that capability, although I don't know that they know much on this topic.
I called Sears Parts Direct and they wanted nothing to do with a K46 transmission replacement for my Craftsman lawn tractor, which was built by Husky. This surprised me and I got a bit angry and asked to talk to a manager. Under duress, he agreed to get me one for $900. I declined.
I then called Sears lawn and garden and asked if any of their new garden tractor models had a K66. After several minutes of checking, they said no. No Craftsman's had K66 but there was a 54" with a K58. Even though they call them garden tractors! I am not sure I believe the knucklehead I talked to.
I am having some difficulty deciding whether to replace the transaxle with another cheaper crappy K46, go for the K66 upgrade kit for $1,800 or maybe go with a new Husky. Maybe buy a Deere, but Deere's with K66 are pricey. Perhaps buy a used Deere. I have a perfectly good well maintained B&S Intek 24 HP engine and tractor and it seems a shame to junk it out. My slight hills in my lawn apparently burn out the K46.
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I'm replacing an old scotts 2046, it lasted about 12 years with the K46 and my whole yard is a hill. You need to keep a std car in 1st to go up the driveway! Not sure what I'll do with the 20hp Briggs. If I was handy I would say a saw mill or a generator.
i keep weighing the cost of the K66 and it's lifespan vs the K46. The killer is the that fab deck requires a $900 powered bagging system.
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I’ve just purchased a husqvarna tc138 riding mower, it has a single cylinder Briggs motor intek 4 17.5horses, it has the infamous K46 tuff torq hydrostatic transmission, I have been worried about the negative reviews on the net regarding the chocolate fire guard quality of the tranny, comes with no sump drainage bolt and sealed for life, from factory it comes with 5w30 oil in the transmission but they tell you to change it after 50hrs to 10w50 synthetic oil ? , so why no sump plug ! .
this information was given to me by tuff torq themselves and it’s supposed to be sealed for life ? Contradict themselves I think ?, my local mower man said “don’t touch it leave it alone just use it as it was intended and designed just don’t pull anything heavy” , I’m in the uk (wales the land where there be
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